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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Warm, News of Smart World, and The Apologies of the Week. We also get a chance to sit down with pianist David Torkanowsky to hear him discuss the life and times of a professional musician in New Orleans.

Commander's Palace has been a New Orleans culinary landmark since it first opened in the city's Garden District in 1893. Once Ella Brennan and her family took It over in the 1970s, it became an international sensation, elevating Louisiana cuisine and launching the careers of chefs Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse. On this week's show, we celebrate 130 years of Commander's Palace by dipping into our archives to bring you Commander's stories past and present. We begin with the restaurant's Executive Chef Meg Bickford, the first female in 127 years to burst through the gender barrier and command the historic kitchen. We also hear from co-proprietors Lally Brennan and Ti Martin, before Dickie Brennan shares his memories of the restaurant's earliest days.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we speak with Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome about the scandal around the police department’s unmonitored warehouse interrogation facility dubbed “the Brave Cave.” We also hear about diverse candidates running for sheriff across Louisiana, and learn about the impacts of scorching temperatures on high school football games.

Soul Queen Gladys Knight grew up in Atlanta with R & B, gospel, doo-wop and soul. At 79, she’s on her farewell tour. We caught up with Gladys Knight in the lobby of the Saenger Theater in New Orleans in 2000. Our conversation started out down home, where the music begins for her.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the new education-related bills taking effect this school year. Plus we learn why two local newsrooms decided to unionize, and hear the latest episode of ‘Utility Bill of the Month.’

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right rebuilding effort in the 9th Ward was a beacon in the darkness after Hurricane Katrina and is still building houses today.Taylor…

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear from the new leader of LSU’s Golden Band from Tigerland, Simon Holoweiko. We also hear why graduate assistants in Louisiana often struggle with low pay, and go back to the archives for a deep dive into the history of a classic summer song.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming performance of Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth.” Plus we learn about a new art exhibit featuring portraits of New Orleans musicians during the Jim Crow era, and hear why living in a city may increase the risk for hotter temperatures.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of the Olympic Movement, News of Crypto-Winter, News of Smart World, News of the Godly, News of the Warm, and The Apologies of the Week. He also tells a story about using his Tesla and nominates a front-runner for Worst Idea of the Year.

Continuum presents a program called The Cries of London, referring to the short lyrical and musical calls of merchants hawking their products and services at the beginning of the 17th century.